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Laptop cpu temps to hot? Should I re-paste?

I am wondering if my laptop CPU temps are normal, I recently bought a new laptop and re-pasted the cpu with arctic mx-4. I don't know to much about laptops. Here are the temps from idle and from 6 minutes of playing a game(Path of Exile) at 1080p. Room temp is probably around 15c-20c.

I don't feel as these these are super high temps but my concern is I feel as I probably applied a little to much thermal paste, and also while I was downloading visual studio the max temps reached 95c but the average stayed around 75c(the room temp was probably around 25c at the time). So my question is should I worry about these temps and the fact that I may have applied to much thermal paste(3-4 small dots instead of 1 dot in the center) or should I re-paste it again with one a small dot in the center. I just don't like to take apart stuff more than I need to so i'm not sure if its worth re-pasting again.

I have no idea why one would ever mess with replacing the thermal paste on a brand new machine. It's just asking for trouble.

The above having been said, you don't have any issue, and your own monitoring software is telling you that. When the "Distance to TjMAX" is above 25° C when the minimum distance between the actual operating temperature and TjMAX has been reached, you are barely more than a bit more than warm.

I recently bought a new laptop and re-pasted the cpu with arctic mx-4.

Couple of questions:

> What is your reason for re-applying thermal grease to a brand new laptop?

> What were the running temps on the unit before re-applying new grease?

My reasoning was to lower the temps as they were idling around 55c and reaching a max of 85c when playing a game or downloading/installing software. I also felt like the fan was running a lot during idle.

I feel as applying new paste has helped lower the temps overall but don't really know what temps I should be aiming for while at idle or under load.

I'm use to a liquid cooled desktop and have no idea on the temp range for a laptop. Also the max temps did hit 95c once and hit thermal throttling but is was only while downloading visual studio, I think this is the main thing that concerned me.

I'm use to a liquid cooled desktop and have no idea on the temp range for a laptop

There is no comparison between the two. Laptops were designed for low-performance and easy portability. Desktops were designed for power and can be configured easily, with components that can be substituted, modified, etc. Along came the inevitable person who wanted a cramped, shrink-wrapped and miniaturized computer to perform like his desktop. No can do. Laps generally run hotter, and when a component fails it is a major project to attempt to replace a component, with maybe the exception of memory or hard drive.

I'm use to a liquid cooled desktop and have no idea on the temp range for a laptop

There is no comparison between the two. Laptops were designed for low-performance and easy portability. Desktops were designed for power and can be configured easily, with components that can be substituted, modified, etc. Along came the inevitable person who wanted a cramped, shrink-wrapped and miniaturized computer to perform like his desktop. No can do. Laps generally run hotter, and when a component fails it is a major project to attempt to replace a component, with maybe the exception of memory or hard drive.